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Sugar Pop Moon
Sugar Pop Moon: A Jersey Leo Novel | John Florio
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Jersey Leo is the quintessential outsider--an albino of mixed race. Known as "Snowball" on the street, he makes a living as the bartender at a mob-run speakeasy in Prohibition-era Hell's Kitchen. Being neither black nor white, he has no group to call his own. His own mother abandoned him as a baby. And his father-a former boxing champ with his own secrets-disapproves of Jersey's work at a dive owned by one of New York's most notorious gangsters. So when he inadvertently purchases counterfeit moonshine ("sugar pop moon") with his boss's money-a potentially fatal mistake-he must go undercover to track down the bootlegger who took him in. The clues lead to Philadelphia, where he runs into a cleaver-swinging madman out for his femurs and a cold-blooded gangster holed up on a Christmas-tree farm. Now with a price on his head in two cities, Jersey seeks help from the only man he can trust, his father. As the two delve into the origins of the mysterious sugar pop moon, stunning secrets about Jersey's past come to light. To ensure his future, Jersey must face his past, even if it means that life will never return to normal. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Megabooks Yay!! 👏🏻👏🏻 1y
RaeLovesToRead 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Bravo!!! 1y
Deblovestoread Well done 🎉🙌🏼 1y
Cortg Congrats!!! 🙌🏼 1y
squirrelbrain Wow, you did the advanced as well?! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 1y
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KarenUK
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I‘m finally done!!!! Just before I start all over again! 😂🤦‍♀️ #pop22 @cinfen @barbarabb @megabooks @squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @alisiakae @cortg @laughterhp @RaeLovesToRead It was so fun to share the journey with you all x

Megabooks Congratulations!! 🥳🥳 1y
RaeLovesToRead Great work! 1y
CarolynM Congratulations 🎉 1y
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Laughterhp Congrats! 1y
Cortg Congratulations! It‘s been a fun reading year! 1y
squirrelbrain Yay! You‘ve got a few days breathing space and then off we go again! 🤣 1y
BarbaraBB Congratulations 🎈 it is a great collection of books! 1y
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Cinfhen
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It‘s HERE!!!! #Pop23 and I‘m really kind of disappointed ☹️ I think I‘m skipping it!!!
I can‘t remember who to tag so I‘m going off memory 🤪

Cortg I just saw it! Super excited even though I still need to finish this year‘s 😂 1y
Lindy Why are you disappointed? 1y
IndoorDame I have to say I kind of agree. There are a few prompts I‘m really excited about, but I think not enough (though to be fair I want to do fewer challenges next year, so I‘m probably looking for excuses to skip some) 1y
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Cinfhen Many of these prompts are repeats from the last few years @Lindy I don‘t see one original idea that I haven‘t seen before. I also dislike the fact that two prompts ask you to re-read a book and 2 prompts have to do with your birth year - plus the one about an author with the same initials as you. That‘s been done before and I really couldn‘t find any. It‘s so uninspiring @IndoorDame 1y
Cinfhen I‘m glad you‘re looking forward @Cortg but I‘m trying a new one that @jenniferw88 suggested to me #52BookClub 1y
Laughterhp Hmm kind of boring looking all these prompts. 1y
Cinfhen I‘m super bummed @Laughterhp it‘s so uninspired! It‘s literally all prompts from previous years. I know it‘s difficult to keep things fresh but this feels super lazy 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1y
Cortg I just got a chance to look through the list on my lunch break. It‘s not very challenging and I‘m much for rereading books. We‘ll see. 1y
Megabooks It‘s so blah. Like they put no thought into it. I was on the fence, and now I doubt I‘ll do it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1y
Clwojick Agreed! I found way better ones on StoryGraph that I‘ll be doing this year instead. There‘s nothing super creative or challenging on this list at all. I think I‘ll be skipping this year as well. 1y
Cinfhen I hate being so negative @Cortg @Megabooks but I totally agree with @Clwojick there are MUCH better ones out there!!! The POP team didn‘t put any effort into this year‘s challenge. 1y
Clwojick Hoping #BeatTheBacklist and #PickYourPoison will make up for it. 1y
jenniferw88 Was just about to post about it - I won't bother now! 😂😂😂 1y
Cortg @Cinfhen You‘re not! I‘ve done several read harder challenges in the past and a lot of the prompts on this have been done on those as well. It is a boring challenge list for ‘23. 🙄 1y
Cinfhen @Clwojick what‘s #PickYourPoison about?? I think I might do the nonfiction Dewey Decimal Challenge over on Storygraph 1y
Cinfhen @jenniferw88 what do you think about this list, Jenny ? I‘m so happy you shared the other challenge with me!!! 1y
Cinfhen Yessss @Cortg I stopped doing Read Harder because it was well, harder!!! But at least it was a “challenge” 😂😅 1y
squirrelbrain Hmm, I‘m not overly keen on this one either, but now I‘m thinking I might not even do #52weeks either, give myself a bit of a break from too many challenges. 🤔 1y
Cinfhen I hear ya @squirrelbrain !!! 1y
KarenUK I see what you mean…. Definitely some repeats…. But I‘ll probably do it anyway… 1y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK Me too probably, just because of the planning but I admit it is not very inspiring! (edited) 1y
Cinfhen I feel like taking on less is more manageable @KarenUK @BarbaraBB plus #BookBuyingBan 😆 (edited) 1y
Megabooks What are some of the storygraph ones you‘ve seen @Cinfhen and @Clwojick ?? Part of me wants to find another challenge to replace this and part of me says I‘ve committed to enough. 1y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen I had started planning, but was only going to do it if you were joining in to share ideas, so I'm not doing it either. Probably just as well as I've already committed to 8! 1y
Cinfhen @jenniferw88 OMG!!! 8!!!! No wonder you mixed up one yesterday!!! So I‘m doing #Booked ( obviously 🙄) #ReadingTheAmericas #52BookClub and I just joined on StoryGraph the nonfiction challenge reading one book from the ten classifications of the Dewey Decimal System ( so only 10 books) and I think that‘s enough 😅 @Megabooks (edited) 1y
Clwojick @Megabooks if you check out my profile, I‘ve been posting pics of my #bulletjournal with all sorts of challenges. There‘s a couple links to story graph challenges I‘ve made too. 1y
Clwojick @jennifer @Cinfhen this was definitely the year I attempted ALL the challenges with over 40 different challenges going on. Although I finished most, I‘ll have a more “focused” plan this year, so hopefully I can resist some of them. 😅 however I‘ve already finished laying out 100 pages in my 2023 bujo so who knows? 1y
Cinfhen That‘s INSANE @Clwojick !!!!! Do you EVER SLEEP??? 1y
RaeLovesToRead You got there first! 1y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen 😂 I have other ones as well on Storygraph, but they're not time-limited to a year! 1y
Clwojick @Cinfhen honestly, not really. I tend to pick up a lot of overnight shifts, which means I‘m the only staff in that whole half of the hospital, so I normally get through 2-3 audiobooks a shift. 🦉 1y
Lindy @Cinfhen Ah! Your explanation makes sense. 1y
Cinfhen Thanks, @Lindy I was REALLY EXCITED for the challenge so it was a major letdown yesterday when the list was revealed (at least for me!!!) 1y
Larkken Aw, bummer! I enjoyed this challenge this last year. I guess I might do 52 books instead… hm 1y
Cinfhen There are still plenty of people still doing #pop23 @Larkken but I‘d love for you to join #52Books 😀tag me if you join, so I can add you to my reads as I go along with @jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB and maybe @squirrelbrain not sure who else is participating 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1y
Lindy @Cinfhen It seems that you already read quite widely. Maybe you‘ve outgrown this type of challenge? But I do see the fun in participating, and I‘m glad there are other challenges you have joined. 1y
Deblovestoread I‘m joining the 52 books 52 weeks challenge and was underwhelmed by PopSugar for next year. Keeping an eye out for Read Harder but will probably just do 52 and Booked 1y
Cinfhen Yay @Deblovestoread I‘ll add you to our tag list for prompt ideas and inspiration @jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain ( unless Helen decides to opt out of #52BooksClub23) 1y
squirrelbrain I‘ll probably do it @Cinfhen - you know me! 🤣 1y
Cinfhen I was hoping you‘d say that @squirrelbrain 🤗🤗🤗 1y
BarbaraBB Cindy please add @AshleyHoss820 to the #52books taglist. She‘d like to join! (edited) 1y
Cinfhen Will do - thanks @BarbaraBB and welcome to the crew @AshleyHoss820 1y
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BarbaraBB
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I finished the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2022 with the beauties above.
Now I can‘t wait for the 2023 prompts!

I loved sharing book suggestions and reviews with you, and hope we‘ll do it again next year!

#pop22 #pop23

Cinfhen Same!!! And indeed, SO. MANY. BEAUTIES ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ 1y
Laughterhp Congrats! I‘m still chugging along in finishing this up! 1y
LeahBergen Nicely done! 👏👏 1y
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RaeLovesToRead Well done!!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I have only managed about a fifth of the prompts this year (mood reading!! 😬😬😬), but I'm trying to get a few more in before the end of the year and will be doing next year too 😊 1y
Megabooks Congratulations!!! Awesome job!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I‘ve been dragging my feet on my last 2 for a month. 🤣 1y
Suet624 I‘m really impressed! I could never do this. 1y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I have no doubt you‘ll get there! 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s fun! And pretty addictive 😊 1y
BarbaraBB @Laughterhp Good luck with the ones left! 1y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead Yess! Great you‘re in again for #pop23! 1y
squirrelbrain Yay! Well done you! 🎉🎉🎉 1y
Cortg Congrats!!! I still have a handful to get to, so we'll see if I make it. I've really enjoyed the challenge with those participating and I'm also looking forward to participating next year! 😃 1y
BarbaraBB @Cortg That is so nice! Looking forward to it! 1y
KarenUK It‘s so much fun doing these challenges together! We‘ll done for finishing! 💕 1y
CarolynM Well done🎉 1y
Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 1y
Chelsea.Poole Wow! Excellent 🙌 1y
sarahbarnes Nice work! And great new profile pic! 🤩 1y
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Thanks 🤍 1y
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BarbaraBB
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My #pop22 update for Q3. Just eight books in three months and six more to go to finish the challenge. Quote positive I‘ll manage it, I have even planned those six reads.

RaeLovesToRead I think I've only done about 8 prompts 😬 Oh well, I still love taking part! 2y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead It‘s fun anyhow! 2y
RaeLovesToRead What did you read Decagon house for? 2y
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BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead Set in the 1980s! 2y
Cortg I still have probably 15 to go. I most likely won‘t finish, but that‘s ok. I‘m currently making my way through 3, so maybe! 2y
squirrelbrain Great choices! I think I have about 6 or 7 left too…I‘ll have to check my spreadsheet. 😁 2y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Lots of updating to do I guess after your reading retreat without spreadsheet 😉😘 2y
Cinfhen I‘ve got one left!!! Hugo Award Winner!! 2y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen That‘s a tough one, I need that one too. I planned to read 2y
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Here‘s my progress to the end of June for #pop22.

I have books planned already for most of the other prompts, although not for one or two. A book set in September (my favourite month) would be useful… and a book about gender identity, if anyone has any ideas. I looked for the one you read for the gender identity prompt @KarenUK but can‘t seem to find it here….

jenniferw88 Or this one for gender identity 2y
Cinfhen Have you read this book ~ I really liked it 2y
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Cinfhen Great progress 💗 2y
Megabooks This is what I used for gender. It was quite good 2y
BarbaraBB You have made fantastic progress for someone who joined only a few months ago 😃 2y
squirrelbrain I‘ve read Detransition already…. @jenniferw88 -I‘ll check the other one out. (edited) 2y
squirrelbrain I think that‘s the same as @KarenUK read, Meg @Megabooks and I can‘t get it over here… 2y
squirrelbrain That one sounds great @cinfhen - I‘ll stack it! 2y
RaeLovesToRead I'm gonna read Detransition Baby too... although I already read The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry and I'm wondering if I could have used that one as it's about masculinity as a concept in general? 2y
squirrelbrain I definitely think you could use that one @RaeLovesToRead - I thought I had it on my Kindle TBR too, but I don‘t! 🤔 2y
RaeLovesToRead I overthink all of these challenges so much! I was wondering if I could use The Electric State (an alternate history story) for parallel universe, but then I started worrying if it counted because it was all set in the one world! 🙈😅 2y
squirrelbrain I overthink *everything* too @RaeLovesToRead 🤦‍♀️ 2y
KarenUK I loved this one…. Not specifically September, but definitely Autumn/Fall …. 2y
Cortg I recommend the tagged book. It‘s an excellent graphic novel memoir and the #1 banned book in the US according to ALA (American Library Association) (edited) 2y
squirrelbrain Ooh that sounds fab @KarenUK - and I see I stacked it already from your original post! (Because…NYC!) 2y
squirrelbrain Thank you @Cortg - that sounds great and, even better, I found it on Scribd! 2y
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Cortg Awesome! I‘m not even attempting the advanced 😳 2y
squirrelbrain I‘m not doing the advanced either @Cortg … I came into it late so thought I‘d just do the main ones. 2y
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KarenUK
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#pop22 update at halfway through the year….
26/40 on the main challenge…. Still feels a bit daunting! 🫤

@cinfen @barbarabb @megabooks @squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @4thhouseontheleft @cortg @laughterhp @raelovestoread

Cortg You‘re doing great! I‘ve only completed 16 reads 😬 2y
BarbaraBB Love your graphic! And great progress! 2y
squirrelbrain Now I need to go check which ones you‘ve read that I still need…..! 2y
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RaeLovesToRead You're doing fab... I think I'm waiting for the panic to set in haha 😄 2y
Laughterhp What prompt did you use Sea of Tranquility for? I also read it and am wondering if I can use it for this! 2y
KarenUK I used it for man-made disaster, because of the ‘climate ravaged earth‘ of the story… @Laughterhp It‘d also work for the advanced prompt of parallel timelines I think… 2y
Megabooks You‘re doing great! 2y
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In the second quarter of the year I read another 15 prompts for #pop22. Thought I‘d share them with my pop sugar crew!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!!! I think I have only 1 left!! I‘m not doing the bonus prompts 🤭 2y
KarenUK Awesome! I‘ll share an update soon 😊 2y
RaeLovesToRead Great work 😊😁 I'm so behind with my popsugar challenge, but I have many books set for prompts!! 2y
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Laughterhp Great job! I need to regroup and see what I have left to complete! 2y
Cortg Excellent! 🙌🏼 I‘ll try to put a visual out today! 2y
squirrelbrain Well done! I‘ll try to do an update tomorrow… 2y
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The first quarter of the year I‘ve read 20 books for #pop22, including 4 of the advanced prompts. They are randomly pictured so not corresponding with the numbers of the prompts, I was too lazy to figure out how to do that 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cinfhen Hahaha 😝 I hear you about organizing the collage 💕 2y
Cinfhen Looks great!!! 2y
squirrelbrain You managed to get most of the #tob books in there - well done on the #doubledipping! 2y
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Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
Cortg Impressive 😆 2y
KarenUK What Helen said! Excellent #doubledipping and great progress… Any favorites? 2y
Megabooks Fantastic! 👍🏻👍🏻 2y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK I think you read most of them?! Many were good but the one that comes to mind now is 2y
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First quarter update for #pop22 is 13 plus 1 for the advanced list…. Not too shabby, but not great either! My slump continues…… 🤦‍♀️
Loved the Italian novel The Women I loved, OlgaDies dreaming and the Island of Missing Trees….. and everything else was pretty good….

Cortg I have Olga on my TBR! 2y
Megabooks Sorry about the slump but way to push through!! 💜 2y
KarenUK Awww thanks Meg! I feel like my reading brain is broken! 🤦‍♀️ Just read 2 contemporary romances in a row which is just not like me! 💕 @Megabooks (edited) 2y
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squirrelbrain Ugh for slumps - hope you get out of it soon! 😘 2y
BarbaraBB I‘m sorry about the slump. You could maybe try a Persephone, they are so comforting! But you did read some good ones for #pop22! (edited) 2y
Cinfhen Great progress!! Just read what your brain is needing now 😁How much longer until your little getaway??? 2y
KarenUK @squirrelbrain just can‘t face a challenging read right now! 🤷‍♀️💕 2y
KarenUK @barbarabb Oooh Persephone sounds like a good idea. 💕 2y
KarenUK 2 weeks Thursday! Cannot wait! Love my job so much…. But definitely need a vacation! 💕 @Cinfhen How is your father-in-law doing? 2y
Cinfhen Believe it or not, my hubby took him to another oncologist for a second opinion and we got a much better prognosis. He might be a good candidate for a one pill treatment with minimal side effects. They will know more in 2 weeks after his PET scan. Thanks for checking in xxx 2y
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Totally stealing Cindy‘s layout idea for #pop22. And hi 👋, yes, I wasn‘t going to do it this year but here I am! When I looked I‘d already done 19 of the prompts (with a bit of jiggling around) so though I‘d join in.

I have ideas for most of the rest but struggling on some….there seems to be several SF and fantasy prompts, which aren‘t genres that I love.

Looking forward to the rest of the year though! 😁

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Welcome to our crew, Helen 😁🌻💕 2y
RaeLovesToRead Yay! 💕 I am not going to graphically represent my progress yet because I've not managed to do many prompts so far...😅😬 every month I say I'm going to do better but I've just bought a load of Hobb's so may still be behind! 2y
Cortg Nice 🙌🏼 What did you use The Lincoln Highway for? It‘s a book choice for my book club this summer! 2y
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squirrelbrain @Cortg - I used it for ‘favourite prompt from a previous year‘ and chose ‘book with a map in it‘. I love a good map! 2y
Cortg Perfect! I may “borrow” that ☺️ 2y
Megabooks Glad to have you Helen! (I thought of you the other day when molly and I caught a squirrel stealing one of our bulbs. Cute but naughty! 😉🐿) 2y
squirrelbrain Bad squirrel! @Megabooks Haven‘t seen many squirrels in our garden since Henry arrived! 🐿🤷‍♀️ 2y
squirrelbrain You‘re welcome! @Cortg 😁 2y
BarbaraBB Haha! Helen‘s back and the perfection immediately. I bet you have an excel-sheet already (me too 😉!). So happy that you decided to join!! 2y
squirrelbrain I definitely have a spreadsheet! @BarbaraBB 🤣 2y
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Here‘s my first quarter roundup for #Pop22
Again I‘ve read some fabulous books…and a few duds too😜
How‘s the rest of the crew doing @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @KarenUK @4thhouseontheleft @Kalalalatja @RaeLovesToRead @Laughterhp @Cortg @jenniferw88 ?!?!
My favorite from this batch was Love After Love 💕

squirrelbrain Wow, so many! Love the way you‘ve laid it out too. I‘m *thinking*of joining in. Yes, I know I said I wouldn‘t do so many challenges this year but I think I‘ve read 13 out of the 40 so far this year…. 🤔 2y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Haha! Please do join! 2y
BarbaraBB And again, great progress. You‘re almost finished already! I will share my update too! 2y
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Cinfhen Join us @squirrelbrain !!!! It‘s an accessible challenge 💕💕 2y
Cinfhen I‘m not attempting the advanced prompts @BarbaraBB so I really am almost done 😁 2y
RaeLovesToRead Oh wow... I've read about 3 books so far! You're doing so well!! (I fully plan on catching up) 😁 2y
squirrelbrain I have this book on my shelf Cindy. I can send it to you when I‘ve read it, if you‘d like it? 2y
Cinfhen That would be awesome @squirrelbrain THANKS!! It‘s a prompt I didn‘t have anything lined up for 🧡🐅 2y
squirrelbrain As long as you‘re happy to wait for a bit Cindy…I‘ll try to get to it soon, but I‘d hate to be the one stopping you from finishing the challenge! 😬 2y
KarenUK Wow! You are my reading hero! 💕💕💕I‘ll post my progress soon! 2y
Cortg Wow! This is impressive! I'll try to work on mine today and get it up. I only have about 8 or 9 at this point and I'm not even lookinga t the advanced challenge!
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Cinfhen It‘s not a rush @squirrelbrain but I‘m gonna see if I can borrow that title first 🎉I‘ll keep you posted - thanks 😘 2y
Cinfhen Thanks friends 💜💜💜 @KarenUK @Cortg @RaeLovesToRead can‘t wait to see what books you‘ve read 2y
Megabooks Doing FANTASTIC!!! 2y
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#Jan2022TBR
My ambitious (for me)reading plan for January!
3 x 2021 #arcs I didn‘t get to, and 5 more for January, my bookclub is reading The Other Black Girl, and 2 short reads that fit challenges…..

I must keep up with my Arcs this year! I‘m always a month behind! 🤦‍♀️

squirrelbrain I really liked the Shafak, and have the Yanagihara on my list for January too. (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB Are you going to read this one for #pop22? Which prompt? 2y
KarenUK @squirrelbrain just started the shafak and loving it! 2y
KarenUK I don‘t think it fits anything but I‘ll see if I can shoe-horn it in! 😂 @BarbaraBB 2y
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Finally! My #pop22 plans. It‘s quite the challenge this year and I had to add a lot of books I don‘t have on my shelves. Of course, all will probably change 😃

TrishB Great planning 👍🏻 2y
BarbaraBB @TrishB Thanks! You‘re not into these challenges, are you? 2y
DGRachel I really liked A Thousand Ships. 2y
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Bookwormjillk I liked this one a lot 2y
TrishB No, I find it makes me miserable to have to many commitments. Too much of a mood reader. 2y
Cinfhen I‘m at work and peeking on my phone: will have to take a better look when I get home 😍 2y
RaeLovesToRead Loads of intriguing covers that I'm going to have to investigate here!!! 😊 I absolutely loved Evelyn Hardcastle (book with a party?) 2y
KarenUK Some of these are definitely going to make me change my picks! 😂 2y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead No! Hugo Award winner! 2y
BarbaraBB @TrishB I wish I was! 2y
Lcsmcat I really liked What is the What. 2y
BarbaraBB @Lcsmcat Thanks, I am glad to hear that since it‘s such a chunkster! 2y
Megabooks Good looking list!! 2y
Cortg Looking good! I'm excited for this challenge. 2y
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#pop21 So I‘m FINALLY done! Finished both the 40 and 10 advanced prompts for the first time! Phew! 😅

Definitely read out of my comfort zone and read some great books! And so enjoyed sharing the journey with these lovely Littens…..

IndoorDame Congrats!!! 2y
Megabooks Congratulations!! 🥳🥳🥳 2y
squirrelbrain Yay - well done! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
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RaeLovesToRead Woo! Well done! (I got so confused with this post because I misread it as pop22 and was thinking HOW on earth did you read 50 books in a couple of weeks 😅🤣) Looking forward to this coming years challenge 😊 2y
rachelm 🎉🎉🎉 2y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!! UH.MAY.ZING 🙌🏻looking forward to #pop22 xxx 2y
BarbaraBB Yay, you did it! Great collection again! 🤍 2y
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Here‘s my POTENTIAL list for #Pop22 💕 Thanks for the inspiration @KarenUK
It‘s a tougher year (for me) as a lot of the prompts seem to favor romance, SF & fantasy.
I‘ve tried to use books I own or can borrow & books that work for other reading challenges.

Still eager to see what others will choose…

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! 😁 Which prompts are you using for The Only Good Indians & The Five? 2y
BarbaraBB Such a cool list. I am working on mine too but it‘s hard this year. I can‘t rely on my own tbr shelves! 2y
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Cinfhen I‘m happy to send you my physical books @BarbaraBB after I read them for any prompts you need xx 2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Some good ones on your list & a few of the same I'm hoping to place into challenges, too. 2y
Cinfhen Thanks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick planning is always fun 🤩 which books are on your #ReadersRadar 2y
KarenUK Some great choices here! I may steal a few ideas myself!! 2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I enjoyed Sundown Motel, People We Meet on Vacation, Gent's Guide, and The Five. Books I planned in Oct were different by Dec but I'm hoping to place Velvet Was the Night, Seven Days in June, and Malibu Rising somewhere. Tagged written by a friend for prompt 1, Last Night at the Telegraph Club for 5, Song of Achilles for 11, and Butterflied in November for 23. I have sticky notes and excel lists of ideas. The planning is the best part! 2y
BarbaraBB Thank you friend 🤍🤍 2y
Cinfhen Your friend‘s book sounds fabulous @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick you have loads of good ideas…and I LOVED 2y
Cortg You've got a good list! I've read a handful and enjoyed them! I'm waiting patiently for the library system to process the 3rd book in the Gentleman's guide series. Such a fun set of books. I'm looking forward on your thoughts of To Paradise. A Little Life is one of my all time faves and haven't read her new one yet. Cheers! 2y
Cinfhen It‘s not out yet but it‘s definitely a book I‘m looking forward to and I preordered the audio @Cortg 2y
Cortg @Cinfhen I love book release anticipation! 2y
britt_brooke I‘ve never done this challenge, but I think I‘ll look into it! 2y
Cinfhen JOIN US @britt_brooke 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚it‘s fun!!! And challenging 😅 2y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Well, I printed it. We‘ll see if I do anything with it. 😂😅 2y
Cinfhen Just for 💩&🤭 (shits & giggles) make a grid of potential possibilities @britt_brooke I think that‘ll give you the drive to join in🥰 2y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen 😆 That‘s 100% my problem. I don‘t really plan my reading. The next week is bonkers busy, but hopefully I‘ll get a chance to jot down some possibilities soon! 2y
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Ideas for advanced #pop22 again subject to many changes!!!

Cinfhen Not sure if I‘ll attempt the advanced prompts but a few books I‘m already hoping to read…. Thanks for sharing😘 2y
RaeLovesToRead I'm also going for Six of Crows for a duology... although on GR there is a Six of Crows 3 listed (?!) The only other Duologys I can think of are Strange the Dreamer (💙💙💙) and Love Virtually/ Every Seventh Wave (which I also loved...) 2y
BarbaraBB I still have to find out what a Duology means 🤷🏻‍♀️. And I loved 2y
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alisiakae @RaeLovesToRead the 3rd Six of Cros book comes out in Feb 2y
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB A duology is a series of two. (Like trilogy is a series of three). Books don't tend to come in twos so it's a difficult one. @4thhouseontheleft Six of Crows is referred to a lot as a duology, so I might count it and pretend the 3rd is a sequel 😏 Unless anyone has any other recommendations? It's a tricky prompt. 2y
KarenUK @4thhouseontheleft We‘ve sold it as a duology at the bookstore forever, so I‘m sticking with it!!!! 😉 @RaeLovesToRead 2y
KarenUK @barbarabb I‘m so glad, because I know it got VERY mixed reviews… it‘s my Rome pick, for twinned cities (with Paris) 2y
BarbaraBB It‘s a fun read! By the way, if my t&t is right a small parcel has been delivered at your address today for under your Christmas tree 🎄 - or to open when you like! 2y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB Aww thanks my lovely! I‘ll check my mailbox when I get home xxx 2y
Cortg You're ambitious! Not sure if I'll get to the advanced portion, but we'll see!
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KarenUK It arrived @BarbaraBB ! Thank you so much, that‘s so kind of you! I‘m saving it for Xmas day 😘😘😘 2y
BarbaraBB Glad it arrived! 🤍 2y
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Your wish is my command! @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB …. Still stumped by a couple……
I‘ll post my advanced plan too!
And of course these are all probably going to change!! #pop22

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Thanks 😘😘need to screenshot for further examination!!!! 2y
RaeLovesToRead Ooh I love it! I'm also gonna read Time War for Hugo award and Under the Whispering Door for afterlife (or another book by 2021 author..). Out of the others A Little Life is an absolute masterpiece (but devastating to read) and Tipping the Velvet is incredible too! 2y
BarbaraBB Wow! I love this. I am going to examine it thoroughly! Thanks!!! 2y
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BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead @Cortg and @Laughterhp would like to be tagged as well regarding #pop22! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Thanks! Sorry if I missed anyone on my recent post @Cortg @Laughterhp I've written a little list now 😊 Plan to start ransacking my shelves for more pop22 picks soon! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @KarenUK Are you using Death on the Nile as the cruise ship prompt? I was thinking of doing the same, although it is also being made into a film in 2022. (Although I may use Salem's Lot for that one...) 2y
Cortg This is fantastic! I agree with @BarbaraBB A Little Life is one of my all time faves, but it'll tear your heart out. I've started penciling in my list but I want to take some time to go through the physical books on my bookshelf to see what I can read and pass on. I seem to have some chunksters on my list, which is probably not helpful for this giant challenge, but we'll see. I'm sure I'm feeling way too optimistic going into the 2022! 2y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead I didn‘t mean to correct you! I wanted to let Karen know about the three of you 🤍 2y
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Oops sorry! 😄😅 2y
KarenUK I‘m actually using it as the “protagonist uses a mobility aid” ! @RaeLovesToRead 2y
RaeLovesToRead Ah, yes, of course! (I got to see Poirot's ACTUAL cane last month when I saw David Suchet at the theatre 😁) 2y
Cortg @KarenUK How did you get all 40 books on one collage? I tried PicCollage but i would only allow 20 pictures 😞 2y
KarenUK You can only add 20 at a time…. But if you add 20, then you can add a second batch of 20….. hope this helps! @Cortg 2y
Cortg @KarenUK Thanks! I just did a part 1 and part 2 😂 2y
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#pop21 The Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021 has led me to these books! I am looking forward to another year of #pop22: reading books outside my comfort zone, mixing & matching with other challenges and sharing suggestions with other people involved in the challenge!

If you want to join our small group of people who shares their choices for the various prompts, let us know!

Cortg Oooh, I‘ve been debating about trying a reading challenge! It‘s been a few years since I‘ve tackled one but I‘ll soon be an empty nester with more reading time on my hands. I‘d love to give it a go! 2y
Cinfhen Soooo many great reads!!!! Congrats on completing the challenge ‼️💪🏼😄 2y
BarbaraBB @Cortg It‘ll be fun, glad you‘re joining us! And you too @Laughterhp ! 2y
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Laughterhp Thanks!! 2y
Megabooks Congratulations!! 🥳🥳 2y
Cortg Yay! I'm looking forward to it! 2y
Suet624 I love seeing what you‘ve read. 2y
RaeLovesToRead I'll be doing the challenge and would love to share choices 😊 2y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead Good to have you join us! 2y
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alisiakae Me! 2y
LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 2y
KarenUK Me for sure! 💕 2y
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BarbaraBB I see some nice similarities with #Booked21 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft 2y
Clwojick YES!!!! I‘ve been stalking their page. Thanks for posting! I‘m going to start working on my #bulletjournal now. 2y
BarbaraBB @Clwojick I have been stalking their page too! So glad it‘s finally there! 2y
Megabooks I‘m not thinking about 2022 yet. I use December to reflect on my past year of reading, but you know I‘ll be in on January 1!! 2y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I know and I am looking forward to your reflections on 2021! 🤍 2y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!!!!! I‘m SOOOOOOO excited 🥳 2y
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Another #pop21 update. These are the books I read in the third quarter of the year. Four more to go to finish the challenge. Suggestions are welcome for the prompts I still need 😃:
- a dark academia book
- a book with a gem, mineral or rock in the title
- a book set in a restaurant
- a book that was published anonymously

EvieBee Good job! Have you already read this one? For set in a restaurant. 3y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!! I was gonna read this one for #WrittenByAnonymous 3y
Cinfhen But I ended up reading this one 3y
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Cinfhen This would also work for #DarkAcademia 3y
BarbaraBB @EvieBee No! And I‘ve always meant to. Thanks!! 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Yay, thanks! I‘m gonna check them out. The swallows I remember 😉 (edited) 3y
Megabooks I‘d have to look at my list for the other two. 💜 3y
KarenUK I enjoyed this one for dark academia 3y
KarenUK I‘m sure you‘ve read this, but this works 3y
KarenUK I haven‘t read it yet, but I‘m going to read this for anonymous, because I enjoyed Enchanted April so much… 3y
KarenUK For set in a restaurant, I loved Writers & Lovers by Lily King, but I think you‘ve read that? I was thinking of reading this one, as I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog so much 3y
KarenUK And this one for gem/rock/stone etc 3y
BarbaraBB Thanks @KarenUK, this is so helpful. I will definitely check out the Von Armin for anonymous. Loved Enchanted April too! 3y
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My second update of #pop21. In the second quarter of the year I have read a lot less for the challenge. As always the start is the easiest. However, I have ticked off 37 prompts now (including some bonus ones) and it should be doable to finish the remaining within the next six months!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! 37 is practically complete 🙌🏻 I have one prompt left - book written by anonymous and a few bonus ones 3y
KarenUK Wow amazing job! 💕 3y
sarahbarnes Wow - some great books on here too! 3y
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Megabooks Fantastic job!! I am at 37 as well! 👍🏻 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I am going to read the tagged one for that prompt - and will use it for #ReadingAsia2021 as well 3y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Really? That is such a coincidence! 3y
alisiakae I‘m at 28 for the year so far. 3y
KarenUK I have 1 advanced and 5 regular prompts left….. as you say… definitely doable! 💕 3y
KarenUK Really great selection here too 📚💕 3y
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Time for an update about my #pop21. So far I read 25 books, so I can finish the challenge in another three months 😉. Probably won‘t though, the first half is always the easiest. But I do think I have a collection of great books so far and am happily continuing to the next half!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! I‘m close to done myself 🥰Well done 🧡🎉 3y
TrishB Great stuff 👍🏻 3y
Kalalalatja Ooooh, I need to do a count of how many books I have finished, too 🙌 3y
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KarenUK Yay! I‘m at 23 so far, but you‘re right about the second half always being harder! 3y
alisiakae Great job! I‘m at 17 so far. 3y
Megabooks Awesome!! I‘m at 35 of the regular prompts and 5 of the advanced! The Storygraph has made it so easy to keep track of! 3y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks It does! I use it all the time! 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick In January I thought I'd be happy to get through 25 prompts. I'm already at 12 completed and it's surprising how I've managed to check off a few unplanned. I think I can get close to all 50 this year. 3y
BarbaraBB @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I never do the advanced but I feel confident this year to at least give it a try! 3y
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Kalalalatja Great month 🙌 I just started The Divines 👍 3y
BarbaraBB This gives me a lot of inspiration! 3y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing💜💜💜I‘m looking forward to Thousand Ships & 3y
Cinfhen I‘m also meant to read this one but it has lots of mixed reviews 3y
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Ok @BarbaraBB @KarenUK you‘ve both inspired me!! I‘ll probably change half of these but for now this is my #PoP21 plan 📚I either own or have access to all of these titles, so that‘s a HUGE DEAL plus a few are #DoubleDips 🍦🍦Anyone else planning their #POP21 challenge grid....books are in order from 1-40
( I think 😉)

Cinfhen I know you‘re participating @4thhouseontheleft so I‘m sharing my ideas 💚💚💚 (edited) 3y
alisiakae I've been debating putting together a grid! I plan on reading Binti this year, too. 😃 3y
KarenUK I‘ve screenshot both of your lists... and will definitely steal some ideas! This is going to be a fun year of reading for sure! @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen 3y
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BarbaraBB Great list! A lot of these books are on my shelves too and I can see myself using them for #pop21 too. 3y
Cinfhen Maybe we can do a few BuddyReads @BarbaraBB @KarenUK 3y
KarenUK @Cinfhen great idea! 👍 3y
BarbaraBB 👌🏽 3y
Megabooks Tiny Beautiful Things is an all-time fave! 3y
Cinfhen I know it‘s a fav of @KarenUK too!!!! @Megabooks so im looking forward to finally reading it. 3y
LeahBergen Damn, girl! You‘re so organized. 😂 3y
Cinfhen I had wayyyy too much fun creating the grid @LeahBergen I‘m pretty sure I won‘t stick to half of these ideas 😜 3y
Kalalalatja I want to join ALL THE READING CHALLENGES, but I can‘t really figure out, if it will motivate me, or stress me out 😅 but seeing your posts are definitely inspiring 🤔😄 3y
Reggie Soooo double dips are ok? I‘m doing the popsugar and readharder and wondered if categories across challenges can share books? 3y
Cinfhen For me, that‘s part of the fun @Reggie how many prompts from various challenges can one book fulfill😉 #DoubleDips are DEFINITELY allowed🙌🏻I‘m excited you‘re doing #Pop21 and #ReadHarder ~ can‘t wait to see what you choose ♥️ 3y
Cinfhen @Kalalalatja I‘m not allowing these challenges to stress me out.... I use them as my reading guide 😜It gives me direction somehow but I can totally get how they can become overwhelming. BTW: Trish got her package yesterday so hopefully yours will come in the next day or two 🤞🏽 3y
Kalalalatja That was how they used to work for me, but this year, I haven‘t been able to keep track of which books I wanted to read, I haven‘t really bought new books (😱🤯), and my planning has been non existent. I‘m definitely doing #booked2021, but looking at my unread shelf, I don‘t think I have books that fit the prompts, so I‘ll have to do some research 😅 exciting, I‘ll keep an eye out for it! 3y
Cinfhen Well im SUPER glad you‘re back for #Booked2021 and im happy to send you books after I read them if you‘re missing prompts @Kalalalatja 💗💗💗 3y
Kalalalatja Thanks Cindy, I‘ll keep that in mind ☺️ even though I didn‘t really plan for #booked2020, I ended up reading all but three prompts, so I‘m hoping it will all work out somehow 🤞 3y
Centique I love the planning part of the year too so I appreciate your grid! It‘s a beauty. (I know I don‘t do any of these challenges but I have a very curated list of my own 😂😂) PS. I‘ll be so interested in what you think of The Signature of All Things. I LOVED the first half of it but not the second half. However you might have the opposite feeling as the first half is quite slow. I love your honest reactions anyhow!💕 3y
Cinfhen I‘m excited for that book @Centique I‘ve loaned it to several friends who all loved it!! I‘ll keep you posted 😘 3y
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#popsugar2020 This is the first year I tackled the #advanced prompts, and really enjoyed the ‘2020‘ theme (though some became a bit redundant, like “read a book where the Olympics are going to take place in 2020” !!)

Cinfhen Superstar 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 3y
BarbaraBB The advanced certainly made you read some very good books! 3y
kspenmoll What did you think of 21 truths about love? I heard the author speak when it came out & he was wonderful- genuine, funny, great story teller. (edited) 3y
KarenUK @kspenmoll I loved it! It‘s funny and clever and quirky.... but also has a hidden depth about a man, obviously dealing with depression. Definitely recommend it 👍💕 (edited) 3y
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#popsugar2020 So I‘m finally finished! And this year I even did the Advanced prompts too.... (see next post)
Looking forward to doing it all again next year! 💕📚

Cinfhen Wooohoo 🥳 🙌🏻💜🍾🌈I‘m looking forward to 2021 3y
mom2bugnbee Wow! Congrats! I'm not going to finish the challenge, but I've enjoyed trying! 3y
BarbaraBB Great set of books! I finished it earlier this year (without the advanced) and am totally ready for another year! Shall we tag eachother when we finish a book? I am in need for suggestions for a lot of the prompts! 3y
KarenUK @barbarabb definitely! 👍😊 3y
kspenmoll You read some wonderful books! 3y
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I‘ve had a lovely day off today.... Because I love planning almost as much as I love reading.... here‘s my very tentative plan for #pop21 trying to use as many books I already own, and/or are using for other challenges! #doubledipping

Freespirit Some brilliant books💕 3y
Cinfhen I just want this to be my new wallpaper 💗such vibrant covers‼️looks like you‘re set for an amazing reading year😍I may need to pinch a bunch of ideas from you🙌🏻love a good #DoubleDip 🍦🍦 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I don't know if I've broken my horizons or the prompts for a little easier to fulfill, but the #pop21 seems achievable this go around. 3y
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Cinfhen What are you thinking for Oxymoron Book Title?? And Queen‘s Gambit is a great one for Q 3y
Cinfhen Im also VERY drawn to 3y
KarenUK @Cinfhen For Oxymoron, I think I‘m going to use this one... think it kinda works?🤷‍♀️ 3y
KarenUK @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick They do seem do-able this year! 3y
KarenUK @cinfhen Bass Rock sounds amazing.... I have a copy, so I can send it to you once I‘ve read it 😊👍 #swapme 3y
Cinfhen Oh yeah, that is an oxymoron😄and I‘ll happily swap you for Bass Rock ❤️ 3y
BarbaraBB You have so many good ones! I still have lots of open spaces! I‘d love to know what book you read for each prompt! 3y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB I agree! Let‘s tag each other (I‘m sure half of these will change! 😂) 3y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK Great! @Cinfhen you‘re in too? Tag eachother in our #pop21 choices to share some inspiration? 💗 3y
Cinfhen Yes! Would love that @BarbaraBB @KarenUK I‘ll start coming up with some ideas and post 🥰😘 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Me too, I‘ll share what I have planned so far! Love it! 3y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen My collage/list is in order 1-40 FYI 😊👍 3y
BarbaraBB That is very useful!! 3y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja @4thhouseontheleft Here is some more inspiration 💚 (edited) 3y
alisiakae There are some great books on your list! I really liked the 🎧 📖 version of Nothing to See Here, I just listened to it a few weeks ago! 3y
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There it is!! The PopSugar Reading Challenge 2021. Who‘s in?

https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/reading-challenge-2021-48019686

#popsugar #pop21

Cinfhen I‘ve been checking obsessively ALL DAY! Thanks for the tag xxxxx 3y
Cinfhen Super excited about these prompts and more than a few overlap with other challenges 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I had been refreshing the PopSugar site all day too haha! And yes, great prompts. Fortunately some overlapping indeed, love that! 3y
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ValerieAndBooks Looks like fun. I‘m terrible at reading challenges, but this looks doable. Can a book be checked more than once? Is there a Litsy hashtag for this, and does anyone need to be tagged? 3y
Butterfinger Yes. 3y
alisiakae This will be my 6th year! I was working this morning, so didn‘t see it until 1/2 hr after it posted, I feel so late 😜😂 3y
Brooke_H That “a DNF from your TBR list” baffles me. If I already DNF‘d it, why would I try it again? 🤔 3y
alisiakae @ValerieAndBooks I used #pop20 this year (although forgot to tag posts once Covid hit), and #pop21 for the new one 3y
alisiakae @Brooke_H I felt the same way!!it‘s the only prompt I don‘t really like. But I have a few books that I have bailed on because the timing wasn‘t right, or my Libby loan expired (usually heavier NF books) so I plan on going back to one of them. 3y
Hestapleton Damn I wasn‘t going to but HERE I AM ONCE AGAIN 3y
BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks It is doable indeed. Just use the hashtag #pop21 as @4thhouseontheleft suggests, than we can keep track of and be inspired by what others read for the prompts. And if you want to use a book for multiple prompts that should be okay I think! (edited) 3y
BarbaraBB @Hestapleton Haha, it is always so tempting right? 3y
BarbaraBB @Brooke_H I think I might skip the advanced prompts just because of this one and the one about the longest book, which is in my case 3y
BarbaraBB @Butterfinger @4thhouseontheleft It will be fun again! Looking forward to your choices, I start planning tonight 😃 3y
Butterfinger Just waiting on the ReadHarder one now. My family gets aggravated with my challenges and I say - it is either this or I go back to school. 3y
KarenUK Yay! Thanks for the tag! @BarbaraBB 😘🙌🙌 I‘m off today, so I‘ll be planning! And I think I have a longest book, thanks to Cindy! @Cinfhen 😉 (edited) 3y
BarbaraBB @Butterfinger ReadHarder is often so difficult that I‘ve never tried. But never say never 😉 3y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK What a perfect way to spend a day off! 3y
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Yay, I‘ve finished the PopSugar Reading Challenge! The first finished challenge, I can go relax 😉

#pop20 #popsugar2020

Ruthiella Amazing! Well done! 😃 4y
KVanRead Congrats 🎉👏 4y
Cinfhen 🙌🏻❣️🍷 4y
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jb72 Awesome job! 4y
sudi Wow, that's impressive 👏👏👏. Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 4y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
effani Congrats! 4y
Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻📚👍🏻 4y
Deblovestoread Wow! Congrats!! 4y
CarolynM 👏🎉 4y
Reggie Great job!! 4y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK These were my 2020 choices! 3y
KarenUK Thanks for sharing! Love this 💕 3y
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#popsugar2020 #pop2020

Making good progress with 28/40 so far for my Pop Sugar Reading Challenge this year.....
How‘s everyone else doing? 😊💕📚

MelissaSue81 I have had such problems reading and have all but abandoned my challenges but you have some amazing books on this list! I‘ve read some of the same ones so I might have to go fill in some blanks for popsugar! 4y
erinreads I‘m at 21 so far for this challenge! I was just looking at my list earlier today to brainstorm some ideas for books for my remaining prompts. 4y
BarbaraBB I love your graphic and now I want to make one myself too. I am doing really well with #pop20 - as do you! (edited) 4y
KarenUK @MelissaSue81 Sounds like a plan! I love it when you realize you‘ve fulfilled a prompt without even planning to! 😊👍 4y
KarenUK @Erinreads I‘ve been doing the same thing today.... also been considering doing their Summer challenge too 🤷‍♀️😊📚 (edited) 4y
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Really looking forward to the #popsugar2020 challenge! Anyone else?

Maria514626 Thanks! This looks fun! 4y
lovelybookshelf I might join in on this one, too. Looks fun! 4y
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#pop18 #wrapup #popsugar

Four quarters of reading for the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge. I have enjoyed it very much and am busy planning #pop19 💃💃

Sarah83 Looks great 😍 5y
saresmoore 🙌 5y
sprainedbrain Love this visual! Great job finishing. 🎉🎉🎉 5y
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jillrhudy I wonder if Pop Sugar sells nice printed versions of the challenge; the library would totally buy them! 5y
Billypar Very nice! I'm looking forward to trying White Tears and Cutting for Stone. 5y
BarbaraBB @Billypar They are both very good! 5y
arubabookwoman Wow--You're so organized to plan so far ahead! 5y
BarbaraBB @arubabookwoman No, this is just a recap of 2018! I am making plans for 2019 but they will keep changing during the year! 5y
Sumtime77 2019 will be my first year doing this challenge. I've made my tentative list and can't wait to get started. 5y
BarbaraBB @Sumtime77 2018 was my first year, it is really fun to do - especially the planning 😉 5y
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At the completion of White Oleander I have now completed the Pop Sugar Challenge for 2018! Yahoo!! 😁😁 #PopSugar #PopSugar2018

JoScho 🎉🎉🎉 6y
Cailey_Mac Congratulations!!🎉 6y
LoverofLit Yay!!!! I've only got 5 books to go! 🍻 6y
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Birdsong28 Congrats 🎊🎉📚📖 6y
eeclayton Congrats! 6y
Jas16 🙌🏽 6y
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Spent a few hours filling out my 2018 Pop Sugar Challenge. I‘ll make it pretty, soon. This was easier than I thought it would be. Now I just have to read them all!!

Meeko93 Where did you find the challenge? 6y
Cinfhen I'm really excited for their prompts this year!!! #pop18 6y
CatLass007 @Meeko93 You can just Google POPSUGAR 2018. 6y
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kamoorephoto I want to do that one too! 6y
Tove_Reads Great! You decided to join! I have a few ”problems” to figure out, for ex the song lyrics one. 6y
CatLass007 @Tove_Reads Look for a song title. I went with Eleanor Rigby there is a book by that title and it sounds interesting. 6y
MiyakoBunny This looks very intriguing 6y
CatLass007 @MiyakoBunny Doesn‘t it though?! 6y
callunakeep This looks like a fun challenge! Off to download it now! 6y
Jinjer Ahhhh I can‘t wait til I have a quiet moment when I can fill out mine!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
CatLass007 @Jinjer Have fun! 6y
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I keep reading about the PopSugar Challenge. What is it? Where can I find out more about it?

CoffeeCatsBooks It‘s on the Popsugar website. They have a file you can download that shows you all the categories. They also have a link to the Goodreads group. 2018 will be my first time joining it! 📚 6y
julesG Wanted to link this, too. @Tove_Reads - when you google search popsugar challenge there are quite a lot of challenges coming up. 6y
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CatLass007 @Tove_Reads @CoffeeCatsBooks @julesG thank you all so much for responding to my question. This looks really interesting. My Goodreads goal for next year is 50 books. I don‘t know if I‘ll do the actual challenge but this will give me some great ideas! 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Here's the link of the GR group I follow for the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/152458-ultimate-popsugar-reading-challenge 6y
CatLass007 @PurpleyPumpkin Thank you for the Goodreads link! 6y
PurpleyPumpkin No problem! I‘ve done it the last couple of years and it‘s been fun. I‘ll admit, though, that I haven‘t actually finished one yet. 🙃 6y
tomes4gnomes I‘m doing #pop18 for my first large reading challenge and I‘m really enjoying the GR group. Dive in! 6y
CatLass007 @tomes4gnomes Thanks! I just printed the prompts and already have started my list. 6y
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I‘m not usually one for challenges, but I had so much fun planning for #booked2018 that I decided to join the 2018 Pop Sugar reading challenge too. I‘ve figured out a good chunk of titles. The ones I‘ve left blank are either because it‘s so easy I‘m not going to plan it (published in 2018, true crime, etc.) or so hard that I‘m holding off until I have more ideas. Who else is doing this challenge, #pop18 #popsugar2018

Reviewsbylola CoD under antihero stands for Confederacy of Dunces. @emilyhaldi is currently in the planning stages of a readalong in February if anyone else wants to read it with us. ( @Cinfhen !!!!!!) (edited) 6y
RiotMom Man, I‘ve never read Bonfire of the Vanities but I loved the movie. Maybe it‘s time to pick that up! 6y
LeahBergen I‘m in for a CoD readalong! 👍🏻 6y
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BarbaraBB I am doing PopSugar2018 and am still planning my reads. And I‘m also in for a CoD readalong! 6y
emilyhaldi Woohoo! @LeahBergen that reminds me I need to post about that readalong soon 😁 6y
emilyhaldi And @BarbaraBB in for the readalong too! Awesome! 🎉 6y
emilyhaldi Steph, I still can't believe you haven't read this one!! 6y
Bloomingjen I am doing it. I don't have many books picked out yet. I need to check out #booked2018 6y
Birdsong28 I'm doing it too!!!! Can't do the last point as this is my first year of doing the pop sugar one. Not going to pick out certain books just gonna see what I feel like reading that fits the criteria. 📚📖 6y
sammisho I am a year behind in the popsugar challenges. So I will be doing 2017's next year! 6y
[DELETED] 3803335244 I love reading challenges & I have done 1 every year. Only completed it once though. It was through Modern Mrs. Darcy‘s website. But now she charges money to be part of the challenge & discussions so I just said forget it. So I‘ll definitely do this one! 6y
Amanda.T I‘m doing this one too. I attempted this year‘s, but didn‘t plan anything out ahead of time. Correcting that for 2018! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m in for a CoD readalong also! I‘m doing #booked2018 (of course) and the 2018 Popsugar challenge. I have most of my books picked but I never stick to plans. @Bloomingjen You should definitely join us for #booked2018! (edited) 6y
alisiakae Yay, another #pop18 participant! I‘ve done this challenge for 2 years, and never finish all the prompts, but still enjoy the process! 😃 6y
Cinfhen I‘m all over #pop18 but I‘m not planning my books to much in advance...I‘m just a maverick😉and yes!!!! Of course I‘m in for COD @emilyhaldi just hope I have better luck with this one then I Did was GWTW & #LoneDove 🙄 6y
Reviewsbylola I love the planning process the most! @Cinfhen I‘m pretty sure you‘ll hate CoD but I hope I‘m wrong! 🤞🏻 6y
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